The BYV! #StoptheHate Campaign is designed to empower campuses, universities and communities with the tools of civic engagement as a means to reduce the growing racial tensions and rise of hate crimes now impacting and threatening communities of color. Through the collective organizing efforts of BYV! State Coordinators and lead Black Millennial organizers, the BYV Stop the Hate Campaign is focused on:

·Increasing public and community awareness of hate crimes, racial discrimination and their impact on our communities.

·Promoting the 1-844-9-NO HATE Hotline.

·Organizing students on campuses and surrounding communities to support victims and targets of hate crimes.

·Advocating for laws that are more inclusive and comprehensive in the protection of our communities against hate crimes.

·Helping to improve data collection and public reporting of hate crimes and their impact.

·Creating city and/or regional task forces to proactively respond to the increased violence, harassment and intimidation impacting millennials who are identified as either Muslim, Black, undocumented, LGBT, other communities of color and/or immigrants on campuses.

These organizing activities will be focused on the priority states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and the DC/MD/VA Metro area with the campaign kicking off today (October 9th) at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA. On October 14th, the campaign will be activated with BYV community organizers in Boynton Beach, FL; on October 19th, Friendship Center in Philadelphia, PA; and October 23rd-27th, Miles College in Birmingham, AL, DC.

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The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) is one of the most active civil rights and social justice organizations in the nation “dedicated to increasing civic engagement, economic and voter empowerment in Black America.” Black Youth Vote! (BYV!) is a national grassroots coalition of organizations and individuals committed to increasing political and civic engagement among black youth and young adults between the ages of 18-35. On April 4, 1996, BYV! was launched under the theme “The Ballot, Not the Bullet” live on CSPAN to address the chronic decline in Black youth voter participation. The Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) is the women and girls empowerment arm of the NCBCP. At the forefront of championing just and equitable public policy on behalf of Black women, BWR promotes their health and wellness, economic security & prosperity, education and global empowerment as key elements for success.